The Simpsons New HD Opening Sequence

Yikes, what a lousy couch gag. For such a momentous occasion, I'd rather they pick something short and funny.

There may be some new variables in here. I hope the billboard is one because "Krusty: Now Doing Funerals" won't be funny every single time. Ditto for many of these other gags...I hope some of them are interchangable.

The thing I was most wondering about -- whether they would replace their old TV with an HD set at the end -- has been answered. And a purple one!

The raven in the beginning has three eyes.
 
...What is the point of that crow? What's the point of squeezing in EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER into the intro? It looks like a messy, cluttered, lifeless mess. :sweat:
 
yes Cat lady was there. This was actually my problem with it, characters like Disco Stu, Cat lady and Rich Texan were clearly in the intro, and seemly prominate. All three are gag characters that were funny the first time they appeared but got less funny every time they show up to the point where they are forced on us God damn it.

I have no problem with them updating the intro, they should have updated back in the late ninties really but this was the wrong way to do it.
 
I had a feeling something like this would get a "OMG SKY FALLING" reaction out of this crowd:D. I really can't say I loved it-it was nice to see some of the newer characters added, but alot just felt incredibly tacked on to the original opening. The couch gag went on for at least a minute too long. Either way, I still admire the way this show is willing to update with the times and still never age. (The falling HDTV was hilarious at the end).





You've been with this show for TWENTY YEARS and an update to something that's been around since episode 2 is what finally does it for you?

Also re rubbery animation: The animation hasn't changed much since Film Roman took over in season 4. I kind of agree with the merits of your argument........but that was 17 years ago. I've long since let that go and still enjoy the simpsons.
 
I liked it but I don't know, changing it after 20 years?

Why?

If its not changed every year why change it after the original has been on for so long, especially 20 years...
 
Technically, the opening we're used to didn't appear until episode 14. While the first season opening had the similar format, there were some differences (ie: Lisa actually came home first, not Homer)
 
Honestly? I loved the couch gag. While I didn't particularly like how it ended, the TV falling down is what made it up for me. As mentioned before, Homer getting run into the door was great. Wonder if that'll be a permanent change in the intro.

Honestly? The animation didn't quite impress me as I had hoped it would. Though the original intro is outdated by today's standards, the actual animation itself was rather fluid. Here, it feels a little bit stiffer and not as much movement. Not quite sure how to explain it, really. The changes and additions to the intro were nice though, but not so much the animation.

But that's the only real complain. It's been ages since I really sat down to watch The Simpsons, partially because of the declining quality of the series. However, I might check out the episode this sunday, to see how it holds up in general in HD.
 
It's not just the fact that the opening's been updated that's irritating people - it's the fact that they updated it with crappy animation and a million pointless in-jokes.
 
Plenty of little added touches like the Tomaco Juice, the Mr. Sparkle box and the Krusty-os (I wonder if its the ones with REAL METAL Os! :p ) etc.
 
I'd have been more amused by it if Family Guy hadn't already done that four years ago.

EDIT: Also, Homer was run over in Treehouse of Horror IX. Not canon, but still.
 
Yep, it looks lke it has potential to become a gag.;)

I actually loved this opening, because I was one of the people that is getting sick of the old intro.

The couch gag made me laugh hard. Usually I don't like long jokes, that one worked for me!
 
Wow, that was a big letdown. Why change an intro that's been well known for years for something that's anticlimactic? They could have just reanimated it to fit in with HD capacity. And on top of that, the new couch gag bored me. They're trying too hard. Again.

And it's funny that I actually posted the news about The Simpsons having a new HD intro a couple of weeks ago. And I was so excited.

Now all we need is Family Guy's new HD intro.
 
Yes - in moderation. When the writers shove a hundred thousand of them into one minute of animation, it basically feels like they're screaming "Remember this? And this? And how about this? See, aren't we clever for putting things in that only hard-core viewers like yourself will understand? It's all we know how to do now, but isn't it clever? Isn't it? ISN'T IT! LAUGH! LAUGH, DAMN YOU, LAUGH!!!"

I never used to subscribe to the "'The Simpsons' should have ended ten years ago" crowd, but I think I'm migrating in that direction now.
 
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